IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Rhyme n Tekniq]

Thinking about taking it. Learning off the some Udemy course. No prior linux exp, but not a stranger to using terminal (powershell scripts for work in the past) and have some coding training (SQL, C#, Javascript etc).

Do you think 1.5-2 months of fairly consistent study (1-2hrs a day) is enough?

Also any practice tests or study guides/methods you can recommend, will be appreciated.


Whats the new gig you got

You're going have to purchase an Openshift course too breh

the old RHCSA, which only required you to know how to do the core linux commands using BASH was discontinued on 9/30/2020

the new RHCSA exam has Openshift on it


also, I'd give it 2-3 months on the RHCSA especially with Openshift content being added.

The RHCSA doesnt have any practice test, The exam is all performance based. No Multiple Choice... Just download VirtualBox / VMware worksation, spin up a VM running CentOS8 / RHEL8, and follow along with a good course to learn the commands.

What courses you bought on Udemy?

Far as my gig, I'm a Cloud/Infrastructure Engineer. Level 3 support and working mostly with VMware Horizon, Thin App, Citrix Xenapp/XenDesktop, Azure, Server Building etc.

 

[DJSmooth]

Honestly, you really just have to know Networking and Security. That's just really it. You can pass most cyber securitty interviews just by know this. They will also ask you linux questions etc.

I can do this. I have my own Linux servers deployed on AWS.

The interview process is either boiler plate questions on security buzzwords. Or some type of take home security test. Most security departments are so overwhelmed they'll hire any warm body off the street.

I can do this too.

I'm game. You said Security + and what other certs to get? I don't have any networking experience?

Also any recommendations on Security projects for my portfolio? That would be similar to the take home security test.

 

[Snoopy Loops]

You're going have to purchase an Openshift course too breh

the old RHCSA, which only required you to know how to do the core linux commands using BASH was discontinued on 9/30/2020

the new RHCSA exam has Openshift on it

Good looks on that breh . I read they added containers with the new version but I didnt know what that entailed (the name OpenShift and all that)

also, I'd give it 2-3 months on the RHCSA especially with Openshift content being added.

The RHCSA doesnt have any practice test, The exam is all performance based. No Multiple Choice... Just download VirtualBox / VMware worksation, spin up a VM running CentOS8 / RHEL8, and follow along with a good course to learn the commands.

What courses you bought on Udemy?

I got this a course called:

Complete Linux Training Course to Get Your Dream IT Job 2020
The name tho

I spun a VM in Vmware and have been following along

Far as my gig, I'm a Cloud/Infrastructure Engineer. Level 3 support and working mostly with VMware Horizon, Thin App, Citrix Xenapp/XenDesktop, Azure, Server Building etc.

Dope. Im tryna get a cloud gig. Got Aws SA and Dev cert earlier this year. Was thinking about getting the Devops or SA pro and the Kubernetes CKAD cert. Either the CKAD or Azure SA cert

 

[Rhyme n Tekniq]

Good looks on that breh . I read they added containers with the new version but I didnt know what that entailed (the name OpenShift and all that)




I got this a course called:

I spun a VM in Vmware and have been following along



Dope. Im tryna get a cloud gig. Got Aws SA and Dev cert earlier this year. Was thinking about getting the Devops or SA pro and the Kubernetes CKAD cert. Either the CKAD or Azure SA cert

Yo That course is the same one I got lol. Imran Afzal is some shyt like that. Dude is thorough and Compared to the other 3 linux courses before that, he's the best out of all of them. That's the course I used for 60% of my studying up to a certain point, After that I switched to Sander Van Vugts RHCSA Course on Oreilly.com. He is THE Linux instructor.

Oreilly is the shyt, Here's the link: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Red Hat Ansible Automation

You can do the 10 day trial too if you need to warm up to it.

for $40 a month subscription, you can fully access this courses and any other courses you want ( quite a few of them are the same courses from udemy )

In addition to video courses, they have ebooks, and practice test for most of certs

Certifications - O'Reilly Media

I'm also going for the CKAD or CKA and a docker cert next year.

Right now I'm focucing on scripting , VMware Labs, and the Azure Administrator cert AZ-104

 

[DAT NICCA KELSO]

Any breh have experience working or interviewing with Bowman Williams?

 

[zerorequiem]

You're going have to purchase an Openshift course too breh

the old RHCSA, which only required you to know how to do the core linux commands using BASH was discontinued on 9/30/2020

the new RHCSA exam has Openshift on it


also, I'd give it 2-3 months on the RHCSA especially with Openshift content being added.

The RHCSA doesnt have any practice test, The exam is all performance based. No Multiple Choice... Just download VirtualBox / VMware worksation, spin up a VM running CentOS8 / RHEL8, and follow along with a good course to learn the commands.

What courses you bought on Udemy?

Far as my gig, I'm a Cloud/Infrastructure Engineer. Level 3 support and working mostly with VMware Horizon, Thin App, Citrix Xenapp/XenDesktop, Azure, Server Building etc.

What else do you recommend for cloud? I'm trying to get into it now. I see you mentioned Azure, but I'm looking at AWS, but I definitely want to broaden my skillset with the RHCSA like you mentioned.

 

[Snoopy Loops]

Yo That course is the same one I got lol. Imran Afzal is some shyt like that. Dude is thorough and Compared to the other 3 linux courses before that, he's the best out of all of them. That's the course I used for 60% of my studying up to a certain point, After that I switched to Sander Van Vugts RHCSA Course on Oreilly.com. He is THE Linux instructor.

Oreilly is the shyt, Here's the link: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Red Hat Ansible Automation

You can do the 10 day trial too if you need to warm up to it.

for $40 a month subscription, you can fully access this courses and any other courses you want ( quite a few of them are the same courses from udemy )

In addition to video courses, they have ebooks, and practice test for most of certs

Certifications - O'Reilly Media

I'm also going for the CKAD or CKA and a docker cert next year.

Right now I'm focucing on scripting , VMware Labs, and the Azure Administrator cert AZ-104

Ohh nice. good looks on the Sander Van Vugts. People on reddit recommended him, but it initially appeared like the cost was more upfront.

But wouldnt the docker cert be kinda redundant if you got CKAD. I would imagine most employers would assume competency in docker if competent in Kubernetes

 

[Rhyme n Tekniq]

Ohh nice. good looks on the Sander Van Vugts. People on reddit recommended him, but it initially appeared like the cost was more upfront.

But wouldnt the docker cert be kinda redundant if you got CKAD. I would imagine most employers would assume competency in docker if competent in Kubernetes

I'll have to do a bit more research, as Im still ignorant on the subject and it's not on my list of priorities for the of this year

ATM, all I know is it is Recommended to know Docker prior to Kubernetes..

If going for the CKA/CKAD is going to give me enough docker knowledge then cool,

Whatever the case is, I'm making sure I can have thorough hands-on knowledge before I jump out there marketing myself for Devop / SRE roles.

Next years I'm aiming for a Devops or advanced cloud engineerin role ,hopefully with some Virtual Desktop stuff, because I love working with VMware stuff

 

[Snoopy Loops]

I'll have to do a bit more research, as Im still ignorant on the subject and it's not on my list of priorities for the of this year

ATM, all I know is it is Recommended to know Docker prior to Kubernetes..

If going for the CKA/CKAD is going to give me enough docker knowledge then cool,

Whatever the case is, I'm making sure I can have thorough hands-on knowledge before I jump out there marketing myself for Devop / SRE roles.

Next years I'm aiming for a Devops or advanced cloud engineerin role ,hopefully with some Virtual Desktop stuff, because I love working with VMware stuff

Yeah mayne, i could be wrong, but seems redundant from looking at job descriptions and all that. Plus there are other container runtimes like containerd, cri-o, rkt and runC, granted docker is industry standard.

But more power to you breh. Thanks for the knowledge

 

[ryda518]

Brehs...

What is the best way to approach searching for a remote job? Usually a lot of remote jobs for helpdesk I’m seeing requires the person to be local or in the same state. I feel like if I didn’t live in nyc I would have found a position easier.

also that remote job thread in the locker room section has me jealous as fukk lol

 

[GollyImGully]

Any breh have experience working or interviewing with Bowman Williams?

I dealt with them when they were recruiting for me with helpdesk postions. Unless your talking about actually working for them.

They werent bad they actually got me 3 interviews (1 canceled). The other roles just werent good fits at the time they both wanted me to drive the "company truck" around to clients. I didn't want to do that since I was already used to that cube life at that time.

 

[DAT NICCA KELSO]

I dealt with them when they were recruiting for me with helpdesk postions. Unless your talking about actually working for them.

They werent bad they actually got me 3 interviews (1 canceled). The other roles just werent good fits at the time they both wanted me to drive the "company truck" around to clients. I didn't want to do that since I was already used to that cube life at that time.

I see a lot of job postings from them and the posted salaries are

 

[JT-Money]

Brehs...

What is the best way to approach searching for a remote job? Usually a lot of remote jobs for helpdesk I’m seeing requires the person to be local or in the same state. I feel like if I didn’t live in nyc I would have found a position easier.

also that remote job thread in the locker room section has me jealous as fukk lol

I'm doing a search on job boards specifically for job ads with the term "remote". Lots of companies are actively recruiting for locations that are normally hard to fill by letting people work remotely until the pandemic ends. But I got a feeling tons of people are gonna finesse them and refuse to move in 6 months when forced.

20 Companies Hiring for Remote Tech Jobs: October

 

[JT-Money]

I'm not a veteran. But a dude I know who is posted this on m LinkedIn timeline.

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